morels?

[ecmbowhunter]

whats up with this morel mushroom craze?....i have seen a lot of people talking about them but dont know much about them... somebody fill me in like when to hunt them, where to find them and what to look for:confused:

[maxcam]

whats up with this morel mushroom craze?....i have seen a lot of people talking about them but dont know much about them... somebody fill me in like when to hunt them, where to find them and what to look for:confused:


Morel mushrooms are a delicacy on any table in my opinion......weither fried or blanched or stewed......
They usually begin to appear in early to mid april and are found in areas that dont usually get alot of sunlight in well drained soil.....Some say it is good to look neer fallen ash or hickory to find them but I dont use that as a rule as I think that it is due to the lengthy decay of these trees that you tend to find them in those locations.....Morels love the shady slodes of a ridge or the loose rocky soil of a drain....Anywhere they are not in direct sunlight and can get water easily as they do not have much of a root system.

Morels are very easy to identify !

Look here http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=morel%20mushrooms&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wi



there are several examples of what they look like!

[Xi Bowhunter]

I love morels, they are great fried. But I haven't seen any in the past couple of years, I hope to find some this year while turkey hunting.

[globemountain]

Morel mushrooms are a delicacy on any table in my opinion......weither fried or blanched or stewed......
They usually begin to appear in early to mid april and are found in areas that dont usually get alot of sunlight in well drained soil.....Some say it is good to look neer fallen ash or hickory to find them but I dont use that as a rule as I think that it is due to the lengthy decay of these trees that you tend to find them in those locations.....Morels love the shady slodes of a ridge or the loose rocky soil of a drain....Anywhere they are not in direct sunlight and can get water easily as they do not have much of a root system.

Morels are very easy to identify !

Look here http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=morel%20mushrooms&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wi



there are several examples of what they look like!My dad always gets a bunch, dips them in egg, rolls them in flour and salt & pepper, and fries them.......talk about GOOOOOD!

[jeff ward]

morel,s around are area have been scarce for the last 2 years ,i think mostly due to the weather. in my experince when we have several 50 degree nights with enough rain to soak the soil and day time temps. in the 60-70s with sunny conditions..
3 years ago i was finding them every where places i have never found them were plentifull,
another great thing is they are coming up during are turkey season mostly the second week, i hunt for both when im turkey hunting, but i will warn you its very addictive !!
nothing better than coming home with a big-ole gobbler over your shoulder and a bag of shrooms !!!!!
...jeff..

[michunter]

I look for morels when I am up in Michigan at my parents, if I can find them I have some pictures of fawns laying in some morels last year, we picked them up and petted them, and they just seemed to snuggle and love it, The old tale of if you touch the babys of a animal they won't come back, well it is false after we took some pictures we put them down walked away about 100 yards and Momma came to them in about 30 minutes, we came up on 3 sets of fawns last year and one single, all of them fairly new born, neatest expierance of my life:D other than my kids being born :D

[schuyler olt]

Where I grew up in SW Ohio we had tons of them. No turkeys back then, but it sure was fun to get in the woods with my Dad and brother and hunt them.

Fried wild turkey smothered with morel gravy is mighty fine eating.

We always figured the season ran from about April 7th until Mothers' Day, and Dad swore you needed a good thunderstorm to "wake them up."

[ecmbowhunter]

just curious as to why this thread got moved.....last year morel threads were all over the general hunting board

[raktrakr]

So far what I've heard holds true. I was told if theres not a good snowfall during the winter, there wont be a good crop of morels

[Carl]

I cut them with a chain saw.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/crmiller/biggin.jpg

[michunter]

Little bit of photoshop, ya think?:p :D

[beaver396]

are morels the same as dry land fish, i havent picked any but i have ate a few.

[slickhead slayer]

There are some others that come up a little earlier than the white ones pictured. They are blacks and greys, but the ones pictured are the most common.
If you find some, you can usually find them in the same spots year after year. Most oldtimers tell you to leave a little when pinching them off, and to use a sack with holes so you spread the spores.
They are a fungus, so a good warm day after a rain they will usually pop up.

[JDMiller]

whats up with this morel mushroom craze?....i have seen a lot of people talking about them but dont know much about them... somebody fill me in like when to hunt them, where to find them and what to look for:confused:

Ecmbowhunter.......for what its worth......we dont seem to have a very good poulation of morel's in Calloway Co. I dont know if its the soil conditions or what the problem is and probably the reason why morel hunting is not as popular in these parts. I work with a few guys that have found some around New Concord & Hamlin area but not very many.

On our farm in North Christian & Todd counties .....we find quite a few every year. The terrain is large tracks of timber , steep ridges , limestone bluffs and outcroppings....very different than most of Calloway except along the Tennessee River.....hence those areas I mentioned above.

We find them pretty much in the same places year after year...usually begin in early April before turkey season. In our case its inside the woods at field edges and along logging roads. I have found a few deeper in the timber but just not as many. Morel's are one of those things that ......if you ever find your first....you will be constantly searching for them.

[jblack1]

are morels the same as dry land fish, i havent picked any but i have ate a few.

They are the same thing.

[maxcam]

I expect an invite the next time you fix that mouth watering turkey and morel gravy Schuyler! :D

[plowboy]

Wish I had the confidence (guts) to pick them, don't know enough about which ones to leave alone.

[KY_Fried]

Wish I had the confidence (guts) to pick them, don't know enough about which ones to leave alone.
They look nothing like any other mushrooms around here so there's really no way to mistake them for anything poisonous. Just look at a picture of one and you'll know exactly what it is when you come accross one.

[rick243]

Little bit of photoshop, ya think?:p :D

It doesn't look that sophisticated. Looks like cut out with scissors and glued to a photo, then scanned:) . Woulda looked like porn if the angle of the mushroom was changed a bit.:D

[raktrakr]

check out www.morels.com

[Carl]

Nope....It was Photoshop.



It doesn't look that sophisticated. Looks like cut out with scissors and glued to a photo, then scanned:) . Woulda looked like porn if the angle of the mushroom was changed a bit.:D

[chadwimc]

I find morels on my property. We only pick the little ones 'tho...

[maxcam]

I find morels on my property. We only pick the little ones 'tho...

those are some dandies for sure.....it doesnt take many of those to make a fine mess.......